An innocent American girl becomes a bewildered pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.
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Mar 03, 2009
Tana
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This is one of my favorite books and has been for a long time - I think I have read everything by Sidney Sheldon and loved all of them!!
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Feb 16, 2011
Luke
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Being somewhere in the middle of the most recent Man Booker Prize winner at the moment and finding it decidedly uncompelling, I needed an antidote stat. And what better than this sordid potboiler, rediscovered on my shelves during a recent book purge? I always expect derision when I tell people of my Sidney Sheldon love, but oddly, it never comes. At least, not to my face. Perhaps this review will break the rule? Sheldon is a marvelous writer. The lessons to be learned from reading him are long
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Jan 10, 2011
Ambreen
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Very intense book ..couldnt put it down ! i loved how the author crosses the lives of two women together .
This was probably the best book of Sidney Sheldon after "Tell Me Your Dreams". When i first read the summary of the book, i thought it was the typical Sidney book in which a poor girl rises to fame with sex,revenge, etc. To some extent, the book was about this but i still found it very different.
The characters were portrayed brilliantly.
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This was probably the best book of Sidney Sheldon after "Tell Me Your Dreams". When i first read the summary of the book, i thought it was the typical Sidney book in which a poor girl rises to fame with sex,revenge, etc. To some extent, the book was about this but i still found it very different.
The characters were portrayed brilliantly.
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Sep 26, 2009
Desiree
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Dec 30, 2011
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Jan 04, 2012
Agnes
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This was the one moment when I hoped I had read Sheldon's books in order. It wasn't necessary so far, but this time it was; this book was the first episode, and the book Memories of Midnight, which I read a few weeks ago, was the second. It didn't make that much of a difference, but it still would've been much better if I read them in order. Still, it was nice in a way; it felt like watching a very nice suspense movie for the second time, knowing the ending already.
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Aug 11, 2011
Hodan
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captivating is the only one word that I would use to describe this novel. Each character was enjoyable in itself and as a part of the whole novel. Noelle page was an interesting character in my opinion she's a french psychopath- beautiful one though; Cathrine was my favorite smart,resourceful and utterly beautiful-the usual combination for a goody-two shoes lass, what is striking is Michale Douglas whom is the common denominator of the two leading female characters. Douglas has an affair with No
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Mar 11, 2010
Bonnie
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Very good read! This is my second time reading the book (I have many of Sidney Sheldon's earlier books and haven't read them for years, so I'm re-reading them).
I found the same thing particular with the one character the second time around as the first....I don't want to ruin the book for anyone so I'll be vague - the one character is a very strong, intelligent women throughout the whole book until the end. Then with circumstances that I won't go into, her character changes. No. More...
I found the same thing particular with the one character the second time around as the first....I don't want to ruin the book for anyone so I'll be vague - the one character is a very strong, intelligent women throughout the whole book until the end. Then with circumstances that I won't go into, her character changes. No. More...
Aug 24, 2010
Charles
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what can i say about this book? certainly not what i was expecting, i do not always check out the blurbs, just like the sound of a title. i figured this was going to be a tale of a person, or persons that are having trouble with insomnia, boy was i mistaken. it is the clever coming together of paths of i think four characters, two of whom are thrown together then, drawn apart only to come together again, seemingly by one of the two by chance, however, the lass in a clever way managed to make it
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Mar 03, 2008
Danielle
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Read when I was really, really young. Thought it was great then. Not sure how I'd feel about it now...
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Feb 16, 2009
Pat
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Great book -- great semi mystery. I must admit that I hated when the villian-chick got her come uppance and the goody two shoe chick came out on top. Felt very sorry for the hero. Of course he got played big time. This was one of those influential books I read when I was a teen and into my mid twenties that set the course for the type of books I devour now adays and the "Soap opera get the heck out of here" themes that I love. This book was made into a movie and I remember going t
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Oct 03, 2011
Gwilym
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A thriller of romantic and personal politics. Sidney Sheldon was a true master of the page turner, and this three way thread is no exception. The parallel lives of two women living through a hard knocks school are both turned into dream worlds by the enigmatic womaniser, Larry Douglas. The feckless social conscience is not enough to extinguish the burning desire both women feel for Douglas and their involvement with him is a rollercoaster of emotions with spectacular peaks and terrifying dark tr
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Aug 26, 2010
Darlyn
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Heart-gripping but totally wicked. I read this book when I was in high school and loved so very much. But that time it was borrowed and now I got my own personal copy. As this is my second read of the book, I was really glad I feel the same way I felt the first time I read it. Even much better.
It has got to be the most suspenseful book where you do not see the twist until at the very end. It is a brilliant twist! The storyline was utterly amazing and he had such a masterful mind. And More...
It has got to be the most suspenseful book where you do not see the twist until at the very end. It is a brilliant twist! The storyline was utterly amazing and he had such a masterful mind. And More...
Oct 12, 2009
David
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This was the first Sidney Sheldon book I read and the only one I can honestly say was truly good - although I read several others on the strength of this. I had been told about it in advance by a girl who had read it. I was 17 and she was 16 at the time. It was quite funny really because she had forgotten the title and the author and had to be reminded of the title by a friend, but still couldn't remember the author. She had read the book in America, but I couldn't find it in the shops.
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May 20, 2008
Lawanen
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I had just finished reading this book some days ago and I am completely at awe with it. Sidney Sheldon is good. HE IS REALLY GOOD. I loved his varied settings and approaches with tempting characters and his unpredictable plot. The story gets more evil and evil as it progresses and I think that element makes the book more dramatic. I honestly think that if Larry Douglas exist in real life, I think I too would be his, um, victim.. (Is that the right term?) Well, the justice that was project More...
Jan 06, 2008
Princesz
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This was the 1st of his books that i read.... and did i love it or what...... it was just AWESOME!!!! Sidney's got a way of so vividly captivating images into words...... beginning off with nicole's father's treachery..... and believe me, that really was just the beginning........ Larry's betrayal diminished whatever trust she had left in her..... it was almost as if i could feel it myself...... the hollowness within her...... the emptiness in her life.... no amount of money could fill it up....
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Mar 05, 2011
Lolliepop
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i read this is two days(yeah2, i know.so slow of me!)..anyway, this book is divided(not really) in to a few parts.. and to tell the truth, i find the characters of Noelle and Catherine are so interesting that f u ask me which one give more impact at me, i dont know how to choose.but, believe me, i think this is the book that will stay on my head for a few days, if not weeks.i really recommend it to everyone who love thriller, drama and romance a little bit(although one of the theme is love)..
May 27, 2011
Carmen
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A great account of how actions are like dominos. A man sweet talks a woman. He sweeps her off her feet. He tells her that he has to go somewhere, after all the war is going on, and will come back and marry her. She believes him and makes plans. He doesn't show. And she spends the next 15 years creating a life for herself and destroying his life, and others along the way. We sometimes never realize how something we never meant when we say it affects others.
Jun 11, 2010
Yet another book that I read when I was probably too young to do so! I remember reading this one while I was sick in bed with the mumps as a kid. It was my mom's book - and I stole it from her bedside table. I was quite titillating to me at the time -- SEX!!!!! but I don't really remember much about it except a character named Larry and the main character got screwed over HUGE. Maybe I should re-read this one - and shelf it as "cheesy 70s potboilers".
Sep 25, 2010
Lauren
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When I was fourteen, my mother checked this book out for me at the library and said, "Have at it." It is the only book my mother recommended to me, seeing as how she's never been much of a reader, but it left an impression on her and she wanted to share that with me.
It may have been the first adult book I ever read. And eleven years later, I came across it at a book fair and had to buy it for nostalgia's sake. I began flipping through it, and wound up reading it all over a More...
It may have been the first adult book I ever read. And eleven years later, I came across it at a book fair and had to buy it for nostalgia's sake. I began flipping through it, and wound up reading it all over a More...
Jun 04, 2010
carl
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This book washed through a couple of apartments of guys and girls like
a keg of beer on a Thursday night.
We were all 'literary' college students who were above the mainstream
novel, but one of the girls got us reading 'Other Side of Midnight' and
we treated it like an obsession; diagnosing, discussing, wondering
what would happen next.
It was fun and I've never read another Sheldon since.
a keg of beer on a Thursday night.
We were all 'literary' college students who were above the mainstream
novel, but one of the girls got us reading 'Other Side of Midnight' and
we treated it like an obsession; diagnosing, discussing, wondering
what would happen next.
It was fun and I've never read another Sheldon since.
Jun 21, 2010
Suziep11
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I read this book over 30 years ago and loved it then and it still was wonderful reading it for the 2nd time. The ending didn't surprise me as much as it did the first time because I already knew what was going to happen but the development of all of the characters was still excellent.
We are reading this for our book club for July and it will be interesting to get everyone else's perspective.
One of my all time favorite books ever!!!!
We are reading this for our book club for July and it will be interesting to get everyone else's perspective.
One of my all time favorite books ever!!!!
Jun 02, 2010
Andrea
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This is my first reading his book. All I can say is, I will read MORE of his books. He's so good at building character development and backgrounds. It's so fastincating. I think this book is really great. It's about a woman who is obessed with the guy who she had a night stand with. She kinda of stalked him but in long distance. The guy is player, he likes to have fun with women, even he got married and continued his behaviour with other women. It's so twisting, especially at the ending. I ho
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Aug 01, 2011
Gurjeet
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Sydney shows his talent again with this book about two women obsessed with a man.
You have this sweet girl who is betrayed by his husband but still insists on his love, and the selfish and ambitious actress who ran across the man in dispute at an early age and, since that moment, centers her life in resuming their love story.
You have this sweet girl who is betrayed by his husband but still insists on his love, and the selfish and ambitious actress who ran across the man in dispute at an early age and, since that moment, centers her life in resuming their love story.
Jun 25, 2011
Selma
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This is the best that Sheldon has ever written, even thought it was one of his first books. The open sexuality is part of his style. The first time I've read I was a teenager so I was shocked by Noel's actions. But Sheldon always delivers great books. His female characteres are bright, beautiful and sexy; that's a good thing.
Dec 18, 2010
Ramez
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This book provide a great prospective on how the world war two affected the social, financial and romance life of 3 main characters lived in that era. I would recommend everyone to read it, to finally have a glance at the world war era with no Jewish intervention nor focus exclusively on the military events and actions.
Sep 17, 2011
Cynthia
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Loved this book because of its fast pace. Noelle Page certainly is a determined character who was so obsessed with a man that she was willing to get shot and do everything for a guy who didn't even recognize her! I thought it was a great story and I had no sympathies for her character.
Sep 15, 2010
Armand
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My high rating is basically subjective as this was my first Sheldon novel I read sometime in the late 70's. The story of Power, Betrayal, and revenge about a man loved by two women and what they will do for love. This was made into a woman with Susan Sarandon as one of the lovers.
Apr 11, 2011
Obiwankenobie
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Another Sheldon novel where I don't get the title? That being said, I did enjoy the plot/story line development. I wasn't particularly pleased with the ending and would have given the book a lower rating had it not been for the rest of the novel which was enjoyable to read.
Sep 18, 2009
Kimmy
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Wow this book came recommended of course and I was intrigued by the first few chapters. SO much so that I would take the local train to and from work just so that I could read more and more. For those of us taking the local train for a commute that takes 1 hour on the express train means adding 15+ mins to the commute. Either way before I spoil it thought it was more descriptive than Sheldon's other work but still great.
